County-City Building

St. Joseph County Commissioners say they've learned that costs to renovate the former Studebaker 113 Building are too high to do the move anytime soon, but they're leaving the option open for the future.

On Tuesday St. Joseph County commissioners will consider whether to hire a consultant to study whether the county should move out of the County-City Building and into the former Studebaker Building 113 on Lafayette Boulevard.

After sharing a building with St. Joseph County since 1971, the city of South Bend opens its own City Hall at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, including a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony.

South Bend Mayor James Mueller says the South Bend Community School Corp.'s decision to move its headquarters to the former Browne Intermediate building offered the city an opportunity to consolidate and upgrade its facilities — and escape a deteriorating County-City Building.

St. Joseph County Commissioners in December announced they were considering moving the health department out of the County-City Building to its own building at Jefferson Boulevard and Eddy Street.

South Bend Common Council's Monday meeting has an agenda with many key items.

The city says moving from the County-City Building and consolidating services in one place will be more convenient and efficient

St. Joseph County Commissioners president Carl Baxmeyer said the county won't vacate the building entirely